No Rain
Rain in North Carolina? You are lucky. No rain here, in the brown scorched prairie. Hot. Dry. Jack rabbits are on rampage, doing war dance. They have joined Tea Party recently, and they are waving their proud ears. Nature is in Freudian anal fixation, and so is the national economy. As the sun goes down, the prime time erectile dysfunction serenades a horde of Homeric thirsty Greeks demonstrating with their tragic mouths wide open. No rain. No shit.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Poetry Of Maxwell's Demon
Poetry Of Maxwell's Demon
So-called "Maxwell's Demond" has been kicked around in physics, philosophy, engineering and pop literature for years. Yet, I have been unable to find any poet who is reckless en0ough to tackle with that elusive demon, although some fiction writers have been chasing that demon. Here is an over-view article.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell%27s_demon
The fundamental problem is that one is tempted to prove that the second law of thermodynamics is false by assuming that it is true - a conventional method of asiomatic proof. As Russell says, there is no logical way of defining logic.
"Greenhouse Effect" is a consequence of the civilization based on technology of entropy. And search for "alternative energy" is in itself entropical. In terms of economics, consumption is entropical. The gate-keeper of that consumption is a Maxwell's Demon.
So-called "Maxwell's Demond" has been kicked around in physics, philosophy, engineering and pop literature for years. Yet, I have been unable to find any poet who is reckless en0ough to tackle with that elusive demon, although some fiction writers have been chasing that demon. Here is an over-view article.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wi
The fundamental problem is that one is tempted to prove that the second law of thermodynamics is false by assuming that it is true - a conventional method of asiomatic proof. As Russell says, there is no logical way of defining logic.
"Greenhouse Effect" is a consequence of the civilization based on technology of entropy. And search for "alternative energy" is in itself entropical. In terms of economics, consumption is entropical. The gate-keeper of that consumption is a Maxwell's Demon.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Young Eliot
Young Eliot
young TS Eliot stood on the bank of the Mississippi
and saw Samuel Clemmens pee
from the deck of a river boat
do I dare!
he exclaimed
and took off to England
young TS Eliot stood on the bank of the Thames
and he mumbled
do I dare?
he became very famous
he peed
young TS Eliot stood on the bank of the Mississippi
and saw Samuel Clemmens pee
from the deck of a river boat
do I dare!
he exclaimed
and took off to England
young TS Eliot stood on the bank of the Thames
and he mumbled
do I dare?
he became very famous
he peed
In An Abandoned Temple
Violin Sonata in E Minor, from Flute Sonata 5, JS Bach
http://soundcloud.com/gray
In An Abandoned Temple
I come here to pray
in an abandoned temple
seekers are long gone
the road stops here
no reason to look back
on a dusty stool
a fly is still and serene
a shaft of sun light
I sit by the fly
just two of us
the end of the long road
why am I holding a gun
aiming at nothing?
I seek no answer
there is no need
no end to turmoil
being awake in silence
stench of the temple
life and death are alike
soul is empty
a grave yard outside
flowers and grass are all dead
so are the tomb stones
here I am to stay
and rest
Taj Mahal Review, volume 5, issue 1, June 2006
NB: One voice speaking in two voices, or vice versa, in Renga format.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Sin
Sin
whenever she sings
she omits "g"
she sins
A Non-Euclidean Rattle Snake
beware
the shortest distance
between the head and the tail
of a rattle snake
is not a straight line
"d"
when she met david and married him
she began to stutter at every "d"
d-d-d-david
d-d-d-damn you!
whenever she sings
she omits "g"
she sins
A Non-Euclidean Rattle Snake
beware
the shortest distance
between the head and the tail
of a rattle snake
is not a straight line
"d"
when she met david and married him
she began to stutter at every "d"
d-d-d-david
d-d-d-damn you!
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party
the Americans dumped tea in the sea
the Brits dumped oil in the sea
a revenge
The Tea Party is singing.
The Brits are listening.
the Americans dumped tea in the sea
the Brits dumped oil in the sea
a revenge
The Tea Party is singing.
The Brits are listening.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Women and Color
For most people, the retina contains 3 color receptors. But, for very few, there are 4 color receptors. Who are they? They are all women. What are the implications in terms of human evolution?
Wisdom of Fiddler Crab
Remove the dominant (larger, right) claw of a "right - handed" male fiddler crab. Then, it will grow a feeding (smaller) claw, and the left claw will become larger and dominant. A male fiddler crab fights and impresses females with the dominant claw. When a right- handed fiddler crab loses a fight, it becomes a left-handed fighter.
Are men like fiddler crabs, in some way or others? Why is human evolution so stubbornly right-handed?
Are men like fiddler crabs, in some way or others? Why is human evolution so stubbornly right-handed?
Monday, July 5, 2010
Human Evolution of Choking on Food
Eating and Talking
Human evolution of language brought about the unwelcome consequence of choking on food while talking and eating at the same time. The primary function of mouth used to be that of eating. Now its primary function appears to be that of talking, to others or to one's self. So, eating and talking have become mutually antagonistic. Just imagine a performance poet reciting and eating fried chicken at the same time. Or, more metaphorically, reciting, gesturing, making face and eating Louisiana shrimp contaminated by BP oil spill, at the same time.
Her Lips
she has pretty lips
rosy and soft
she doesn't use them
primarily to kiss
me or anybody else
or to whistle
at a passing man
she uses them
primarily to nibble
a chicken leg
while talking
at the same time
-Spillway Review, July 2005-
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/getArticle.cfm?id=2340
Human evolution of language brought about the unwelcome consequence of choking on food while talking and eating at the same time. The primary function of mouth used to be that of eating. Now its primary function appears to be that of talking, to others or to one's self. So, eating and talking have become mutually antagonistic. Just imagine a performance poet reciting and eating fried chicken at the same time. Or, more metaphorically, reciting, gesturing, making face and eating Louisiana shrimp contaminated by BP oil spill, at the same time.
Her Lips
she has pretty lips
rosy and soft
she doesn't use them
primarily to kiss
me or anybody else
or to whistle
at a passing man
she uses them
primarily to nibble
a chicken leg
while talking
at the same time
-Spillway Review, July 2005-
http://www.psychologicalsc
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